Avary Pope-Moore was 18 when he was shot and killed on his birthday evening, July 29, 2018, inside a residence on Salem Street in Hampton, Virginia. Emergency services were called just before 6 p.m.; police found him with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. He had attended Hampton City Schools and was described as someone who enjoyed music, basketball and time with his nieces and nephews.

Police arrested a 17-year-old male later the same day in connection with the shooting. Authorities say an altercation between the two teenagers escalated, with the suspect brandishing a firearm and shooting Avary. The juvenile faced charges including murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a minor, and shooting within an occupied dwelling.

Does anyone have information about Avary’s life or the events that night that could help fill in gaps for the investigation?